Axis Communications 2401 Installing via the Null Modem Cable, Axis 2400/01 and the COM-port on

AXIS 2400/2401 Admin Manual Installing via the Null Modem Cable 11

Installing via the Null Modem Cable

This section describes how to install the AXIS 2400/01 using the null modem cable. For information on how to configure the unit for modem operation, please see Modem Settings, on page 26.

Important!

•Although instructions for installing the AXIS 2400/2401 using a null modem cable are provided below, it is recommended that, wherever possible, the unit is initially installed and configured over a network.

•The information and examples featured here are specific to Windows 2000, but the process is similar in other versions of Windows. Refer to your system information for further information on creating a Dial-Up Networking connection if you are using any other operating system.

•Windows Dial-Up Networking and TCP/IP must be correctly installed prior to commencing with the modem cable connection. Detailed information on how to check this is provided in Windows Help.

Step A - Connecting Your Computer Using the Null Modem Cable

❶Connect the supplied Null modem cable

between the COM-2 Serial Connector on
	❸From the Start menu, open the
the AXIS 2400/01 and the COM-port on	Control Panel and click Phone and
your computer. ❷Press the Power button	Modem Options. Select Modems.
on the front panel and check that the
Power Indicator lights up.

❹If a Standard Modem is already set up, you should proceed directly to the next page. If no modem is installed, click Add and go to step 5.

❺Check the box: Don’t detect my modem, I will select it from a list. Click Next>.

❻Select the Standard 28800 modem from the displayed list of modems. Click Next>.

❼Select the serial port to which your AXIS 2400/01 is now connected via the Null Modem cable. Click Next>.

❽A standard 28800 modem connection is now available for the AXIS 2400/01. Click Finish to complete the installation.